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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Warrenton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warrenton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Warrenton:
    • 38.172998, -87.531788
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Warrenton
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Warrenton ...

We found seventeen communities that share the name Warrenton.

Within Indiana, the name Warrenton is unique.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, sixteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Warrenton [Dallas County].
      • Marshall County
      • This Warrenton is located in Marshall County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Warrenton.
    • Arkansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Warrenton is located in Lincoln County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Warrenton.
    • Georgia
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • Illinois
      • Edgar County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Warrenton [Edgar County].
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Warrenton [Lake County].
    • Kansas
      • Bourbon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Warrenton [Bourbon County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Warrenton is located in Fayette County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the east of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Warrenton.
    • Manitoba
      • This Warrenton lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
    • Mississippi
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • Missouri
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • North Carolina
      • Warren County
      • This Warrenton is located in Warren County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<2> to the east of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Warrenton.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Warrenton is located in Jefferson County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Warrenton.
    • Oregon
      • Clatsop County
      • This Warrenton is located in Clatsop County and lies 1,923 miles [3,094.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Warrenton.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • This Warrenton is located in Abbeville County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Abbeville County community of Warrenton.
    • Texas
      • Fayette County
      • This Warrenton is located in Fayette County and lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Warrenton.
    • Virginia
      • Fauquier County
      • This Warrenton is located in Fauquier County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the east of the Warrenton that is located in Gibson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fauquier County community of Warrenton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warrenton ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Crossroads ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Crossroads is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Cynthiana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Daylight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
    • Daylight is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Fisherville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisherville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisherville
    • Fisherville is located in Warrick County
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Vanderburgh County
  • King
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • King is located in Gibson County
  • Knob Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
    • Knob Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Martin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Mechanicsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
    • Mechanicsville is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Melody Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hill
    • Melody Hill is located in Vanderburgh County
  • Rosebud
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosebud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
    • Rosebud is located in Warrick County
  • Stanley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
    • Stanley is located in Warrick County
  • Stringtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Stringtown is located in Vanderburgh County

How Far From Warrenton to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Warrenton to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Warrenton and extending to:

  • Princeton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Warrenton to Princeton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 568 miles [914.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Warrenton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Warrenton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Warrenton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Warrenton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1730, Longitude: -87.5318    
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Warrenton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.333 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.691 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.526 degrees.









 

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